RICOH Earns Five Awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC

Includes awards for Outstanding Personal Printer, Outstanding Budget/Economy Printer for Small Workgroups, Outstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups, Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency

Wallisellen, 02 September 2015 – RICOH Europe announced it has won five awards for its product lines in the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) 2015 Summer Pick Awards, including the awards for Outstanding Personal Printer, Outstanding Budget/Economy Printer for Small Workgroups, Outstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups and Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency for two devices. Judged by BLI’s highly experienced staff of technicians and editors, these awards recognise the models chosen for delivering outstanding performance during BLI’s rigorous lab testing within their respective categories.

“Twice a year with our ‘Pick’ awards, BLI gives special recognition to the products that gave outstanding performances in BLI’s uniquely rigorous lab-based evaluations,” explained David Sweetnam, Director of EMEA Research and Lab Services, BLI. “The awards recognize the strength in depth of the RICOH product portfolio, with outstanding products focused on the needs of specific markets and class-leading energy efficiency being the hallmarks that make RICOH such a highly respected brand.”

“We’re extremely proud to receive these awards for our A3 and A4 devices from BLI and they underline how RICOH continues to be a leader in developing technology to support innovation in the workplace, whether that’s through our focus on developing energy efficient models or the continuous improvement of our product portfolio to meet customer needs,” said Olivier Vriesendorp, Vice President, Product Marketing, RICOH Europe.

Building on the 16 2015 BLI Winter Pick awards won earlier in the year, RICOH was awarded the following BLI Summer Pick awards:
Hardware Awards:RICOH SP 213wOutstanding Personal PrinterRICOH SP 3600DNOutstanding Budget/Economy Printer for Small WorkgroupsRICOH SP 4510DNOutstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups

Environmental Awards:RICOH MP C6003Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency
(Its energy consumption at the time of testing was about 48% lower than the competitive average.)RICOH MP C401SROutstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency
(Its energy consumption at the time of testing was about 41% lower than the competitive average.)